Gregg Popovich trolled Team USA players with promise of 'new cars'

Gregg Popovich was working with the men’s national team this week at a Team USA basketball minicamp in Las Vegas, and apparently he wanted to give his players an extra incentive to work hard while they ran some drills.

The San Antonio Spurs head coach told them that the winners of the drills, which included a shooting contest, that he would buy them new cars. Technically, Popovich followed through with his seemingly outrageous promise, buying them toy cars, which are new.

Seems like that’s on the players to not confirm with their coach what kind of new cars he meant because this move is quintessential Pop.

“We ran some drills, and I told the winners — there were about seven winners — I told them the winners they were going to get a car, I’d buy them a car. I had to follow through, so I bought them cars. … I brought the bag and let them in. They laughed, they all laughed, they thought it was funny. Just screwing with them.”

Team USA guard James Harden earned a brand new car for winning a shooting contest. As motivation Pop told the players he'd buy them cars and he delivered with Hot Wheels. That's a sweet ride. #KSATsportspic.twitter.com/xuqx8PIj4h

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